The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-04-02

the motives of men or seeking to de-
tract i'm the least from the honorS ac-
corded them for their cOnspicuously
good deeds, it is nevertheless proper
that in judging of character, ard
particularly in setting forth exam
Piles for the young to follow, we
should look below the surface, and
consider men not by their exception
al deeds of patriotism, yal0r or phil
anthrophy, but by the general tenor
of their lives. We may thus be
obliged to dethrone some of the more
widely known heroes of the day, nut
we shall find host of others to take
their places, some of them in the
humbIest walks of life. Every read
err can call to mind some man or WO-
man, unknown to fame, perhaps,
who has lived a live of sacrifice to
others, of devotion to duty and to
high purposes, who has been faithful
to friends, cOnsidertte and kindly To
every one, and whose life, in what
ever sphere it may have been spent.
has been y blessing to all who have
been brought under its influence.
This is the kind of character To sci
before children for for their emuIa-
ton. 1t is not to be won ny single
act of devotion or sacrifice after a
long period of selfish grasping after
wealth or the pleasures of this life;
it is not to be bought by gifts to char
titles made IS kind of penan"e, but
is to be earned by a daily and hour.
ly effort to do good, and to make the
world better and brighter for ones
existence in il. Its handspring is
love of humanity, which needs to be
cultivated from the cradle, for in the
child Itself is too often developed hat
selfish disposition which excludes
kindly consideration for OF hers. How
far character may he hereditary it is
not necessary to discuss; it is certain
that it may be mndfi and cuItivat-
ed, especially in the very young, who
are put under good influences and
guided by good exa nples. 1t is pos
sibly because too many people select
the shining lights of the world as
their ideals, and neglect the details
that go to make up true character,
that its cultivation appears to meet
with less success than is expected.
Some of the great painters of the
modern school, having Ivy long years
of patient study of form and effect
and long practice in the use of cOl0rS
and the brush, attained remarkable
skill, have made themselves world
famous by "imprt ssi0nist" pictures
that appear to he chance sketches
roughly made. but which on closer
study are found to have subtle charms
that are not found in the most deli
cate and paiEstaking works Of men
of lesser talent, Frequently these
pictures are initiated by the younger
artists, who, neglectin. the careful
preparation for such work, reproduce
the style without the informing spir.
it that should animate it. They
learn to copy the handwriting Oi
Shakespeare, as though that would
aid them in producing plays that
should rival his. Their mistake
however, is only that of people who
recognizing character as worthy OF
imitation and of setting before their
children, seek it in the deeds that are
the blossom and fruit of character
rather than in the daily round of de-
votion to duty, kindly sympathy
consideration and love for fellow men
that build up the dis position to serve
humanity not only in conspicuous
ways, but in the humhlest acts that
may help ones neighbor. -BattihlOrt
Sun.